Live betting on the Australian Open

As the first Grand Slam of the season, Australian Open tennis draws massive interest from punters and bookies all over the globe. Moreover, the potential for shock results and momentum swings in the singles draws makes it a perfect platform for in-play betting.

The vast majority of licensed online bookmakers in Australia support live betting in some form or another. All of the trusted bookies above carry in-play odds for major events such as the Australian Open, but that is only half the story.

There is no point betting with a bookmaker that does not meet the industry standards for key criteria such as licensing and regulation, digital security, player protection, banking methods – all the things you don’t want to ever have to worry about when having a punt. BettingSite.com.au only recommends sports bookies that tick those boxes while offering superior market value and customer service.

Live betting FAQs

What is live betting?

Live betting is exactly what it sounds like – wagering on live sport and other events after they have commenced. Standard sports betting markets close as soon as an event begins, but live odds allow you to take advantage of trends within a match or tournament and make bets accordingly. This is also known as in-play betting.

What are the benefits of live tennis bets?

Punters enjoy live betting for many reasons. It can keep you invested in a match that would otherwise not appeal to you, and it also allows to punters to have another crack if their pre-game bets have flopped.

In our opinion, the biggest benefit is that you can find better prices on markets that offered very little value to begin with. For example, Serena Williams might start as a -1000 favourite against an unseeded opponent; if she were to drop the first set, however, her odds would increase significantly.

Is in-play betting legal in Australia?

In a word, yes. However, recent changes to Australian gambling laws have made it more difficult for punters to access this perfectly legitimate form of gambling.

The end result is that while online bookmakers are allowed to offer in-play markets, customers are not permitted to place live bets over the internet. Bookies have used several methods to try and dodge this strange dichotomy, including ‘click to call’ features that allowed punters to make live wagers online by triggering an automated phone call.

Lawmakers have since closed up the loopholes that led to such a bizarre state of affairs, which leaves us with only two legal methods for placing live bets: visit a bookmaker in-store, or call them on the telephone. As very few bookies have a brick-and-mortar presence in the Australian retail landscape, over-the-phone bets are the best way to go.

Best live markets for Australian Open betting?

Tennis betting comes with as diverse a range of wagering markets as any sport, and at no time is this more true than during Grand Slam tournaments like the Australian Open. While some options are not well suited to live wagering, many of the most popular bets are tailor-made for it.

Match betting – Fatigue, injury and momentum can have an enormous impact on the head-to-head odds for any tennis match. If a favourite appears cooked and you reckon a comeback is on the cards, for instance, you can enjoy far greater prices than were available at the start of the match.

Set betting – Within every match, tennis bookies offer the option to bet on the number of sets won by each player or team. For example, you can bet that Roger Federer will win the set count 3-1 against Andy Murray. As with match betting, these markets can swing violently if the outsider makes a strong start.

Correct set scores – As well as betting on the number of sets won by each player, you can also wager on the numbers of games won by each player within any given set. If Novak Djokovic is playing Alexander Zverez, for instance, we can bet that Djokovic will win the opening set 6-2. While bookies tend only to frame odds for the first set in standard pre-game markets, live betting gives us the option to wager on subsequent sets.

Games betting – There are two common ways to bet on games in a tennis match. One is a bet on the total number of games won in a match, which is often quoted in the form of an over/under line (e.g. Nadal to win over 18.5 games against Stan Wawrinka). The other covers the total number of games played in a match (e.g. Nadal and Wawrinka to play over 33.5 games).

Tennis exotic bets – Leading Australian Open bookmakers run a wide array of exotic markets and specialty bets for singles matches. How many aces will there be? How many double faults? Will the total number of games completed be odd or even? There are dozens of different markets like these on offer.

Live odds for Australian Open 2020

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